A young welder agrees to move to Sicily to work for eighteen months, but spends his time remembering with regret the acrimonious way that he parted from his fiancée. However, a series of heartfelt letters between the two slowly rekindles their once dwindling love, in Olmi’s melancholically charming romantic drama. The restrained performances of Cabrini and Canzi, coupled with the Italian auteur’s strikingly unusual storytelling, prove decidedly affecting.